Improved life-pbeservdfg beeth



nifh -tsts @anni @ffice Jenn J. GLYDE, or WILLIAMSBURG, NEW YORK.

Leners Para; No. 62,609, af-@d March 5, 1867.

IMPRQVED urn-rsssnnvnie Beers.

To ALL wH'oM 4rr yMAY conocen:

Be it knoin that I, .TURN QLYDE, of Williamsburg; Kings county, How York, have invented' a new and improved Life Proserver 'Removable Berth for Vessels; and I do` hereby declare that the following is ai'full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make und usev the same, reference being had-.to the accompanying drawings, forming part .of this specification, in which- 'the line y y, fig. 2'

. Figurel is a Avertical lhngitudinal section of a portion of` a cabin or state-room of avvessel, taken through Figure 2 is a vertical cross-section of the-same, taken through the line z x, iig. 1. My invention consists inse constructing,the berths of steamboats -and other vessels that they may-ne removable, and maybe water-tight, so that they may be yused as life-preservers, to float Atheir occupants; and

so that by attaching several of said berths' together a strong, serviceable, arulbuoyant raft will be formed..

- A represents the lower deck, and B the upper deck of theeabin or staterooni in which the berths are arranged. C represents the partition or side .walls of the state-room, or fjthei section of berths in a cabin.

D are thebe'rths, the sides d* and ends P .of which are securely'doveLtailed to each other. The louer edges oi' the sides and ends are rabbeted for the reception of the bottom di, which is secured in place' by the strips di asl shown in .the drawings. The bottoni d5 is set with white lead, so as to make the jeint'entirely water-tight.

. The cornersof the berths D are strengthened with corner-pieces d5, as shown in figsi'land 2. The bottom d of-th'e berth is alsdstrengthened with a longitudinal strip, d, which also acts as a keel to-the `berth when iloatingin the water. raisingone`end of the berth D it can be readily removed from its place, and it is so light that its occupant can easily carry it und launch it upon the Water. The hat shelf` E is also removable, its

.inner ends being placed in a groove formed in thetrear wall' er partition C for its reception, and its front end resting in a notch formed in the casing F, as shown in fig. 2. When the'state-roo'rn is occupied by a single passenger, byuc-moving the lower hat shelf E, he .can lower the upper berth so that it may rest upon the upper edge of the iewerfone, so as to leave a clear spacebetwoen the berth and the upper deck allowing him more room, and'spaec to sit up in his berth, if desired. The berths D may, if desired, b'e furnished with various articles to be used when the berths `a're'nsed as life-preservers as, for instance, G. are ring-boltawhich maybe attached to-thebottoin d3 near its ends, through-which a tipe, l'lffmay be reve for securing the berths to each other in forming a raft. I is a bosrdfwhich maybe laid in the bottoni of the berth, and secured in place by a rope attached to it and passing through a staple or ring attached .to thebottom of the berth. By turning the board I into the 'position shown- -in fig. 2, so that its ends may restv upon the edges of the berth, it becomes a seat, and is held in position by the rope and.staple by which 'it isA attached to the berth. A paddle, J, 'may 4 alsobe placed in the bottom of the berth', and secured to theberth by a ling'passing through one o'f' the ringbolts G. These various articles should all be secured tothe berth sothat th'eymay not be lest out'in carrying and launching the berth. In case of tire Qrother'disastcr, each lpassenger Canenrry out and launch his life .preserver berth, and by means of thepad'dlc J retrieve him-soli` toa place of coniparative safety. nd by means of the lines H and ring-bolts G several of the berths' Dniay-bey lashed together sc .as to ferm a strong, buoyant, and serviceable raft,A capable of carrying many'passcngers,and such provisions and other thingsas 'they may desire or have time to take 'with them. l

,- I claim as new, and desire to secure',byvLe'itcrrr-Patent-F The combination of wthe removable bertlrD, having :keel lh-and providedwit'lr ring-belts Gr,` line H, seat I,

and paddle J','se'cured to the berth, and adapted to"`be used fortheipurposies describedpwhen the berth is launched and forms a raft, substantially as specified.

The above specification of my invention signed by me this 3d-day of January, 1857. 4

JOHN J. eLYns. Witnesses:

WM. F. McNair/ina, Janes'l. GRAHAM. 

